Market Brief Series / EP. 384 / 17th Aug 2018

USD held its recent highs and was little changed against other major currencies on Friday after nudging away from 13-1/2-month highs amid easing risk aversion and as investors awaited the next developments in the U.S.-China trade saga.
USD/JPY has been less perky in the Tokyo open that what we were seeing in overnight markets since yesterday's US/China trade headlines which brought about some relief in the ongoing trade war saga that has otherwise been keeping a lock on caged-up bulls.
AUD/USD is reporting moderate gains in Asia for the second day on hopes the US and China trade talks due later this month will conclude on a positive note.
EUR/USD remains bullish bias above 1.1350. The pair has located a key support at 1.1350. Currently it is trading at levels around the converging 20- and 50-period moving averages, while RSI has just dipped below the neutrality level of 50, showing a lack of upward momentum for the pair. Unless the key support at 1.1350 is violated, the pair should target 1.1400 on the upside. However, below 1.1350, expect a further decline toward 1.1310 on the downside.
On the data slate there’s Euro-Zone CPI; US leading Index; US of Michigan Sentiment and US Baker Hughes US Rig Count.

Today Trading Plan

SELL EUR/USD @ 1.1385 OR BETTER – STOP @ 1.1430 – TARGET @ 1.1310
SELL GBP/USD@ 1.2755 OR BETTER – STOP @ 1.2800 - TARGET @ 1.2660
BUY USD/JPY @ 110.90 OR BETTER – STOP @ 110.30 – TARGET @ 112.10
SELL CL0918 @ 65.50 OR BETTER – STOP @ 66.00 – TARGET @ 63.80
SELL AUD/USD @ 0.7275 OR BETTER – STOP @ 0.7290 – TARGET @ 0.7170
SELL XAU @ 1175 OR BETTER – STOP @ 1183 – TARGET @ 1155
SELL XAG @ 14.55 OR BETTER – STOP @ 15.00 – TARGET @ 14.00

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